What color is #80718D?

#80718D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80718D?

The RGB value is 128, 113, 141: 128 red, 113 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80718D?

The complementary color is #7E8D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80718D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80718D color

#80718D rgb(128, 113, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #80718D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.3% green and 55.3% blue (128, 113, 141).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#80718D color codes

HEX	`#80718D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 113, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, 11.48, -13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 17.44, 311.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.614, 18.323, 27.697)`
Decimal	`8417677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80718D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #80718D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80718D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #80718D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80718d; }
.text { color: #80718d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80718d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 113 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80718d, #8d718c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #80718D?: #80718D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80718D?: The RGB value is 128, 113, 141: 128 red, 113 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80718D?: The complementary color is #7E8D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80718D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.